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Jeff AMN:

Just out of curiosity, are you painting with the cabinet standing up? In some cases I've found that by laying the cab down for painting allows gravity to smooth out the roller pattern a bit.

Ginsu Victim:

Thanks for the tip. I'm getting ready to paint soon and hadn't thought to lay it down. (Just need a blanket or something under it. The concrete is pretty harsh in the workshop)

fjl:

I had the same problem as you. I painted with Primer first, sanded it then painted with the color paint. Came out crappy. I had to do a lot of sanding to fix the damage done by the so called "Ultra Smooth" foam roller. I was only doing a Joystick control panel so I opted to spray paint it instead. It came out a whole lot smoother than that foam roller option. I still had to sand it though. Even did some wet sanding.

The only way you will ever get an actual "ultra smooth" finish with one of those rollers is by painting something that already is ultra smooth and wont absorb any of the paint like glass or plastic.

But who paints glass or plastic?  :dunno

clickhea:

heres another question i have

i gave it the first layer of semi gloss black thinned out a bit.

but iam noticing that you can see all the roller marks in the light.. is this normal for the first coat? will the 2nd and 3rd coats fix this? or am i doing somthing in correct.

fjl:

Maybe your painting wrong?

When I use a roller, I go over the same area many times and slowly while pressing with a little good pressure. If you only go over it once or improperly you will notice the marks left by the roller. It can also be cause by cheap paint.

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